[Python-Dev] Re: PEP 285: Adding a bool type

[Erik Max Francis]

phil hunt wrote:

> On 03 Apr 2002 10:59:13 -0500, Andrew Koenig <ark at research.att.com>
> wrote:
>
> >Specifically: If I want to write a function that answers a yes/no
> >question, I have lots of possible ways of spelling yes (1, 2, "yes",
> >and so on) and lots of possible ways of spelling no (0, {}, None,
> >and so on).  There isn't a single preferred way.
> 
> Yes there is, 1 or 0.

No, there isn't.  Some return 0 or 1, some return 0 or an unspecified
integer, some return None or an object, etc.

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